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 95 STAT. 460

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

8 USC 1522 note.

heads of other agencies providing assistance to eligible participants in order to secure information concerning the disbursement of funds for educational puiposes under programs administered by them and provide, wherever feasible, for coordination among those programs and the programs under titles II through IV of this Act.". AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE REFUGEE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1980

Grants to State educational agencies. 8 USC 1522 note.

Grant entitlement formula.

20 USC 843.

8 USC 1522 note.

SEC. 544. (a) Section 201 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act is amended— (1) by amending the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) to read as follows: "The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of this title, make grants to State educational agencies for fiscal year 1981, and for each subsequent fiscal year, for the purposes of assisting local educational agencies of that State in providing basic education for eligible participants enrolled in elementary or secondary public schools.; (2) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(D, by striking out "Cuban and Haitian refugee children" and inserting in lieu thereof "eligible participants'*: (3) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read as follows: "Oi>Xl) As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of the Consolidated Refugee Education Assistance Act, the Secretary shall establish a formula (reflecting the availability of the full amount authorized for this title under section 20303)) by which to determine the amount of the grant which each State educational agency is entitled to receive under this title for any fiscal year. The formula established by the Secretary shall take into account the number of years that an eligible participant assisted under this title has resided within the United States and the relative costs, by grade level, of providing education for elementary and secondary school children. On the beisis of the formula the Secretary shall allocate among the State educational agencies, for each fiscal year, the amounts available to carry out this title, subject to such reductions or adjustments as may be required under paragraph (2) or subsection (c). Funds shall be allocated among State educational agencies pursuant to the formula without regard to variations in educational costs among different geographical areas."; (4) by amending the first sentence of subsection 03X2) to read as follows: "The amount of the grant to which a State educational agency is otherwise entitled for any fiscal year, as determined under paragraph (1), shall be reduced by the amounts made available for such fiscal year under any other Federal law (other than section 303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) for expenditure within the State for the same purposes as those for which funds are made available under this title, except that the reduction shall be made only to the extent that (A) such amounts are made available for such purposes specifically because of the refugee, parolee, or asylee status of the individuals to be served by such funds, and (B) such amounts are made available to provide assistance to individuals eligible for services under this title."; and (5) in subsection (c), by striking out "Cuban and Haitian refugee children" and inserting in lieu thereof "eligible participants". 0>) Section 202(a) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 is amended—

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